Breccia (/ ˈbrɛ (t) ʃiə / BRETCH-ee-ə, BRESH-; Italian: [ˈbrettʃa]; Italian for 'breach') is a clastic rock composed of large angular broken fragments of minerals or rocks cemented together by a …

Breccia is a term most often used for clastic sedimentary rocks that are composed of large angular fragments (over two millimeters in diameter). The spaces between the large angular …

Apr 13, 2018 · Breccia is a type of sedimentary rock that plays a significant role in the field of geology. It is characterized by its distinctive appearance, which consists of angular rock …

Breccia, lithified sedimentary rock consisting of angular or subangular fragments larger than 2 millimetres (0.08 inch). It differs from a conglomerate, which consists of rounded clasts.

Jun 9, 2025 · Breccia is a sedimentary rock made up of angular particles over two millimeters in diameter (clasts) with the spaces between the particles filled with smaller particles and mineral …

The difference between a phretomagmatic breccia and a magmatic-phreatic breccia is that the former includes juvenile magma (as distinct from magmatic volatiles) wheras the latter does not.

Mar 27, 2025 · Geologically speaking, breccia is a clastic sedimentary or tectonic rock made up of angular fragments (called clasts) that have been cemented together by a finer-grained matrix. …

Breccia (Italian: breach) is a rock composed of angular fragments of rocks or minerals in a matrix (or cementing material) that may be similar to or different in composition from the fragments.

Type Sedimentary Rock Origin Detrital/Clastic Texture Clastic; Coarse-grained (2 – 64 mm) Composition Quartz, Feldspar, Lithics Color Reddish brown Miscellaneous Angular clasts in a …

Jul 9, 2005 · DESCRIPTION: Breccia is the name widely applied to a diverse group of rocks that consist of angular, greater-than sand-size fragments surrounded by a finer grained matrix.